Leonidas Polk

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkbp:birth_date April 10, 1806
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Shiloh_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Leonidas_Polk_Jr.
gptkbp:death_date June 14, 1864
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Pine_Mountain,_Georgia
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_the_South
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:spiritual_leader
gptkb:military_leadership
Religious education
Education advocacy
Military tactics
Military education
Establishing schools
Civic engagement
Controversial figure in history
Symbol of the Confederacy
Political involvement
Advocacy for Southern rights
Promoting higher education
Influence on Southern society
Legacy in military history
Contributions to the Episcopal Church
Land ownership in Louisiana
Leadership in the Western Theater
Role in the Confederacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leonidas Polk
gptkbp:influence Civil War strategy
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Bishop
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Army_of_Mississippi
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:role Bishop of the Episcopal Church
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1864
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Knox_Taylor
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Alexander_P._Stewart
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:the_American_Civil_War
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stevens
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Henry
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4